About Us
About The Change Gym
The Change Gym is an Australian company on the Gold Coast, Queensland. We serve clients across Australia and overseas, primarily remotely, and have been doing so since 2010.
We aim to help companies build their psychological and structural readiness for change, enabling them to flourish and grow more effectively in a rapidly changing world. We achieve this through training, coaching, and consulting. Â
We offer short courses in change management and change readiness, appropriate for business and government enterprises.
Our approach is scientific, scalable, and simple to use and is suitable for organisations of any size or industry.
About Our Story
In the early 2000s, Steve Barlow delivered anger management training to maximum-security prisoners in Sydney.Â
There is often a gap between need and readiness. Just because people need to do something doesn’t mean they will be ready to engage or succeed.Â
So, what happens? People put up with problems they could solve, miss out on opportunities they could take, and waste money trying to make changes that too few are ready to make.
This is frustrating, and people get stuck.
But not everyone does. Some people fight their way out and make incredible changes. The world would be better if more people had this amount of courage.
The science of change readiness helps us understand why some get stuck and others break free. And you can use that knowledge to set an organisation free too.Â
What would breaking free look like in your organisation?Â
We can use our knowledge of change readiness and change management to help you make progress, whatever that means to you. Reach out and talk to us.
About Our People
Steve Barlow is an educator, author, and change readiness/management specialist.
He has a Master’s degree in education and a PhD in change readiness. With degrees from Macquarie University, Australian Catholic University, and Sydney University, Steve is a member of the Change Management Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders. Â
He has also lectured in change readiness/management in graduate programs at the University of Tasmania.Â
Dieter Weinand is a business performance facilitator and executive coach with over 30 years experience. He specialises in leadership and organisational development. Dieter helps co-facilitate some of our programs.Â
Deb Maes is a coach to ‘change-makers’; leaders who lead with integrity and seek to bring out the full potential of their teams. Deb helps co-facilitate some of our programs. Â